brunt

英 [brʌnt]

美 [brʌnt]

n.  锐气；（正面的）冲击；主要的压力

GREIELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13688 / COCA.13686

习惯用语

n.

bear, take, etc. the brunt of sth
• 承受某事的主要压力；首当其冲
  to receive the main force of sth unpleasant
• Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.
  政府削减开支，学校将首当其冲受到影响。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE 承受主要压力；首当其冲
  Tobear the bruntortake the brunt ofsomething unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of it.
  1. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment...
     年轻人首当其冲，面临失业压力。
  2. A child's head tends to take the brunt of any fall.
     孩子摔倒时，头部最容易受伤。

英英释义

noun

• main force of a blow etc
  1. bore the brunt of the attack

双语例句

• Somalia is also bearing the brunt of the measles epidemic, which is sweeping through the Horn of Africa.
  索马里还首当其冲地受到麻疹的影响，麻疹疫情正在非洲之角地区扩散。
• Debt and equity holders will bear the brunt of it.
  债券持有人和股东们将首当其冲。
• They're the ones bearing the brunt of the recession.
  他们是承受了经济衰退冲击的人们。
• He bore the brunt of the blame.
  他成了众矢之的，人们纷纷归咎于他。
• For now, China has been able to avoid the brunt of this reversal.
  迄今为止，中国一直能够避免这种逆转带来的冲击。
• I had to bear the brunt of the criticisms.
  我不得不承受批评的压力。
• Young cadre is national future, it is the brunt of our country reforming and opening.
  青年干部是国家的未来，是我国改革开放的主力。
• Employees on fixed-term contracts have borne the brunt.
  固定期限合同员工所受冲击最为严重。
• People who are relatively powerless service workers, children and other innocent bystanders often bear the brunt.
  那些无权无势的人服务人员、儿童以及其他无辜者往往成了受害者。
• RENT is rising in cities across China, and young Chinese are feeling the brunt of this worrying trend.
  最近一段时间，中国各大城市的房租都在持续上涨，年轻人成了这一趋势的主要受害人群。